Due 5.26
1. Write a description of the food you like to eat/ don't like and what you eat for each meal
2. Review Geography (bring extra copies of the map to class for practice)
Due 5.25
1. Write a description of your family members (Relationship, name, age, where from, likes/ dislikes)
2. Review places and write a description of your neighborhood by mentioning 3 things in your neighborhood. Places 2 Places
Due 5.24
Write your school schedule (What you study, with whom, what days) Due 5.23
Write the introduction section of your "letter"
Introduce yourself in writing by name, age, likes/ dislikes, from where.
Due 26/4
Quiz Wednesday- Conjugations Due 24/4
Demo of AAPPL
Due 21/4
Check out the AAPPL website: https://aappl.actfl.org
Write observations or questions you have about it.
You may want to read the FAQs page or watch the video on the main page
Due 20/4
Answer the question "when does school start?" and "When does school end?"
Then answer "when do we study?" by listing the days.
Due 13/4
Complete full present tense conjugations for your verbs that you wrote on notecards Due 12/ 4
Using your 3 words (or others from class), write 3 things that you do- try combining the new words with other old vocabulary to tell where you do that activity or when you do it or with whom
Due 10-4
Make a list of the vocabulary words you remember from class (english or Arabic or both) Due 7-4
Study your vocabulary words from class
Due 6-4
1. Study break vocabulary Break
2. Change all of the verbs to past tense
due 5-4
2 sentences about break using words from the worksheet today
20/3
Choose 6 questions from: Discussion questions from Wadjda
13/3 Due next class:
In Arabic, write "In my neighborhood..." and list 3 places close to your house.
Due 13-3
1. What questions do you need to have answered before you can say if the Arab Spring "worked"?
2. Practice vocabulary and write the short vowels on the words. Places 2 Due 10-3
1. Was the Arab spring a good idea? Why/ Why not?
9-3
Use the Youtube to practice dictations- Quiz tomorrow on places and question words Places 8-3
Places Worksheet
1. Listen and repeat Places
2. Record your voice saying the vocabulary Due 28-2
1. Listen to and repeat the question words
2. Record your voice saying the words
Due 27-2
Supplemental background info on Amreeka
Check out Music (from amreeka) of Marcel Khalife or Nancy Ajram or look at some pictures of Bethlehem or research the invasion of Iraq (2003) Due 2-24
Discussion questions/ elements of culture chart
Due 2-23
Work on discussion questions- we will finish the film tomorrow
9-2
Write 5 expressions/ words that you would like to know in Arabic. They should be commonly used classroom expressions. 8-2
Review for Map Quiz -
1. Names of countries
2. Locations on the map
3. Writing the countries 6-2
Review the map and how to write the countries Countries
3-2
1. Write about 1 paragraph: What are some stereotypes about how the Arab World looks?
2. Choose one country from our list.
a. Find an image that combats the stereotype (use google image search). Save.
b. Find at least 1 memorable fact about that country. Anything that is interesting to you.
1-2
Finish #2 and #3 from the worksheet handed out in class
Re-write the 7 countries from the reading
30-1
No Homework! Congratulations on finishing your midterm 26-1
Midterm Thursday
25-1
Midterm Thursday-
For homework, try writing an entire new draft of your introduction letter
1) Intro self (name, age, where from)
2) Intro family (relationship, where from, age)
3) Talk about school schedule (what classes? with whom?)
4) optional - write about what you like/ dislike what your family likes/dislikes and write about what you do before and after school
19-1
1. Study for your quiz tomorrow- you will be asked to read, write, take dictations, and do some connecting drills
2. Write your class schedule "I study with _" 18-1
Complete the connecting worksheet distributed in class. Read each word and then determine its meaning in English.
Make sure that you have written an introduction (greeting, name, where from, age).
Make sure that you have written an introduction of a family member (relationship, name).
Try writing your class schedule at school. 12-1
4-1
In Arabic letters Write one of the "Break" expressions you can remember
ex. "How was break" or "good" or "I sleep" etc
20-12
1. quiz tomorrow- selections from last 3 dictation homework
2. for review: unit 7 drill 11 19-12
a. Short quiz next week
b. Complete new dictation drill Dictations ه ن م
14-12
Complete skills sheet
Complete drill 10 p. 58 drill 9 p.84 and drill 14 p.109/110 12-12
1. 1-2 Paragraphs about "Is arabic written Backwards? Is it fair to call it backwards?"
2. Watch the new video ف ق
8-12
Connecting drills 21 p. 141 7-12
a. quick quiz on Wednesday emphatics (connecting + listening)
b. Watch new video ع غ
28-10 alphabet 3 27-10
1. If you did not finish in class, Finish Unit 2 Drill 2
2. Watch the following video about vowels Video 2 26-10
Watch this video (sorry it took a while to upload) Alphabet 1 24-10
No homework! Congratulations on completing Q1 21-10
Videos Due
19-10
Please create a complete draft of your video project 17-10
Record a new draft using the feedback you got in class today 14-10
Make a draft of your final video project including
-greeting and intro
-family intro
-schedule 13-10
Use the new vocabulary
Make a video saying:
"before school I..."
"After school I..." 12-10
Study your 5 words and make a recording of you saying them.
30-9
Record a video of you saying your entire class schedule
Say "I study with "
29-9
Practice pronunciation I study
Say 2 of your classes and who you study with 28-9
Practice pronunciation I study
Record yourself saying the new vocabulary 26-9
15 minutes of website practice (vocab/ pronunciation/ listening drills) 23-9
Listen to unit 1 drill 4 on the website until you can imitate one of the characters. Then, record yourself imitating him/her. 22-9
1. Make a new video introduction- record the words that you need/ want to know
2. Play on the website for 10-15 min
10-15 minutes Text book practice
(Alphabet or vocabulary or listening exercise drill 4)
Username: boosker
PW: baba 21-9
Review "family" vocabulary and "introducing others"
In class you will be asked to introduce a family member Including (name, age, where from, something he/she likes) 19-9
1. Skills reflection
15-9
What are some general stereotypes people have about Arabs? Family
14-9
No Homework Happy Eid! 12-9
On a separate page to be collected Monday What is hajj? How many people go? When does it happen? What percentage of Muslims are Arab? What percentage of Arabs are Muslim?
Due 9-9
Record an introduction
-Name
-Age
-1 like/ don't like Due 8-9
1. Practice vocab انا احب
2. record yourself repeating the words Due 6- 9
1) Week 1 skills reflection worksheet
Due 2-9 1. Reflect on your discussion- quote others from your group 2. Teach yourself the numbers in Arabic using this song for kidsnumbers Due 1-9
1) Why do you study Arabic? (1-2 paragraphs)
2) What are your goals this year? (3 goals) Due 31-8
Practice writing your name from right to left
Please do not connect the non-connectors Due 29-8
Discover how to write your name in Arabic. Come to class on Monday ready to recognize your name in Arabic
Due 26-8
1) Review Syllabus for quiz Friday
2) Record a video of you introducing yourself in Arabic use as many phrases as you can remember (Hello, My name is, I am from, I like...)
Due 25-8
1) Read your syllabus carefully and get your syllabus signed (2 signatures!)
Username: boosker
PW: baba
Due 5.26
1. Write a description of the food you like to eat/ don't like and what you eat for each meal
2. Review Geography (bring extra copies of the map to class for practice)
Due 5.25
1. Write a description of your family members (Relationship, name, age, where from, likes/ dislikes)
2. Review places and write a description of your neighborhood by mentioning 3 things in your neighborhood.
Places 2
Places
Due 5.24
Write your school schedule (What you study, with whom, what days)
Due 5.23
Write the introduction section of your "letter"
Introduce yourself in writing by name, age, likes/ dislikes, from where.
Review Packet:
Geography game (also google search geography game middle east and north africa)
Geography game
Geo game 2
REVIEW Videos
numbers
انا احب
Family
Introducing others
New vocab
I study
Days of the week
Girl speaking about her schedule
Gamma before/ after school
Cafe menu
Restaurant menu
Countries
Break
At the house vocal
Classroom phrases
http://lb.arabiaweather.com/
question words
Places 2
Places
Alphabet
Alphabet
different video w/o music...longer but with clear pronunciation and examples of words. Drop the -un endings for the name
Dictations ه ن م
Dictations ك ق
Dictation HW
ف ق
ع غ
Feminine Marker ة Taa marboota
Emphatics ص ض ط ظ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlxRwwJtk8o
Quiz 1
د ذ ر ز
Short dictation ج ح خ
ج ح خ
Review
alphabet 3
Video 2
Alphabet 1
22.5
1. Find your midterm and bring it to class
2. List the different vocabulary topics we have studied since August
18.5
Complete a demo of reading or listening
17.5
Complete a full demo of the ILS section.
Focus on the Introduction, Food, and School Schedule sections
https://aappl.actfl.org/demo
(NB: this demo will not work on phones that are not flash enabled, you will need to use a computer)
15.5
Complete a demo of the ILS for the AAPPL we will take next week
https://aappl.actfl.org/demo
(NB: The demo will only work on devices with Flash)
11.5
Study for food quiz
Find a menu in Arabic and try to discover a new word using context
if you can't find a menu:
Cafe menu
Restaurant menu
Airplane Menu
10.5
Study for quiz
Daily schedule worksheet -Translations
Due 8.5
Breakfast lunch and dinner- what do you eat
الفطور
الغداء
العشاء
Due 5.5Write 3 sentences, in Arabic, about what you like to eat
Due 4.5
Review this vocabulary-
Write a list (you do not need to write all the conjugated verbs- just write one form of each) Foods
Due 3.5
"Where is your room?" Write a description based on the following words
يمين -Right
يسار -Left
فوق - Up
تحت - Down
امام -In Front
وراء - In Back
Due 27/4
At the house vocab
Due 26/4
Quiz Wednesday- Conjugations
Due 24/4
Demo of AAPPL
Due 21/4
Check out the AAPPL website:
https://aappl.actfl.org
Write observations or questions you have about it.
You may want to read the FAQs page or watch the video on the main page
Due 20/4
Answer the question "when does school start?" and "When does school end?"
Then answer "when do we study?" by listing the days.
Due 13/4
Complete full present tense conjugations for your verbs that you wrote on notecards
Due 12/ 4
Using your 3 words (or others from class), write 3 things that you do- try combining the new words with other old vocabulary to tell where you do that activity or when you do it or with whom
Due 10-4
Make a list of the vocabulary words you remember from class (english or Arabic or both)
Due 7-4
Study your vocabulary words from class
Due 6-4
1. Study break vocabulary Break
2. Change all of the verbs to past tense
due 5-4
2 sentences about break using words from the worksheet today
20/3
Choose 6 questions from: Discussion questions from Wadjda
13/3 Due next class:
In Arabic, write "In my neighborhood..." and list 3 places close to your house.
Due 13-3
1. What questions do you need to have answered before you can say if the Arab Spring "worked"?
2. Practice vocabulary and write the short vowels on the words.
Places 2
Due 10-3
1. Was the Arab spring a good idea? Why/ Why not?
9-3
Use the Youtube to practice dictations- Quiz tomorrow on places and question words
Places
8-3
Places Worksheet
Due 6-3
Due 3-3
1. Listen and repeat
Places
2. Record your voice saying the vocabulary
Due 28-2
1. Listen to and repeat the question words
2. Record your voice saying the words
Due 27-2
Supplemental background info on Amreeka
Check out Music (from amreeka) of Marcel Khalife or Nancy Ajram or look at some pictures of Bethlehem or research the invasion of Iraq (2003)
Due 2-24
Discussion questions/ elements of culture chart
Due 2-23
Work on discussion questions- we will finish the film tomorrow
Due 2-21
a. Study vocabulary
b. complete discussion questions
Due 16-2
Look up your birthday according to the Islamic calendar. Write it down
Due 15-2
Complete the worksheet handed out in class- bring it with you for next class
13-2
Study your flashcards 10 min each day
10-2
Study the new vocabulary- Writing, Pronouncing- Practice 5 at a time using flash cards
Class Phrases
9-2
Write 5 expressions/ words that you would like to know in Arabic. They should be commonly used classroom expressions.
8-2
Review for Map Quiz -
1. Names of countries
2. Locations on the map
3. Writing the countries
6-2
Review the map and how to write the countries
Countries
3-2
1. Write about 1 paragraph: What are some stereotypes about how the Arab World looks?
2. Choose one country from our list.
a. Find an image that combats the stereotype (use google image search). Save.
b. Find at least 1 memorable fact about that country. Anything that is interesting to you.
2-2
Countries
1. Listen to the names of the Arabic speaking countries on the recording- try repeating
2. Try writing the names of 10 countries on the map
1-2
Finish #2 and #3 from the worksheet handed out in class
Re-write the 7 countries from the reading
30-1
No Homework! Congratulations on finishing your midterm
26-1
Midterm Thursday
25-1
Midterm Thursday-
For homework, try writing an entire new draft of your introduction letter
1) Intro self (name, age, where from)
2) Intro family (relationship, where from, age)
3) Talk about school schedule (what classes? with whom?)
4) optional - write about what you like/ dislike what your family likes/dislikes and write about what you do before and after school
19-1
1. Study for your quiz tomorrow- you will be asked to read, write, take dictations, and do some connecting drills
2. Write your class schedule "I study with _"
18-1
Complete the connecting worksheet distributed in class. Read each word and then determine its meaning in English.
17-1
Make sure that you have written an introduction (greeting, name, where from, age).
Make sure that you have written an introduction of a family member (relationship, name).
Try writing your class schedule at school.
12-1
9-1
Find a picture (in DC or online) of Arabic script. Save the picture to use in class Monday.
6-1
Alphabet quiz tomorrow- say all of the letters
5-1
Review and memorize the Alphabet song. Listen more than once!
Alphabet
different video w/o music...longer but with clear pronunciation and examples of words. Drop the -un endings for the name
4-1
In Arabic letters Write one of the "Break" expressions you can remember
ex. "How was break" or "good" or "I sleep" etc
20-12
1. quiz tomorrow- selections from last 3 dictation homework
2. for review: unit 7 drill 11
19-12
a. Short quiz next week
b. Complete new dictation drill
Dictations ه ن م
16-12
Dictations ك ق
15-12
Dictation HW
14-12
Complete skills sheet
Complete drill 10 p. 58 drill 9 p.84 and drill 14 p.109/110
12-12
1. 1-2 Paragraphs about "Is arabic written Backwards? Is it fair to call it backwards?"
2. Watch the new video
ف ق
8-12
Connecting drills 21 p. 141
7-12
a. quick quiz on Wednesday emphatics (connecting + listening)
b. Watch new video
ع غ
5-12
Watch
ة taa marboota
1-12
1. Rewatch the video
2. Prepare yourself to teach a classmate how to write the letters and how to hear the difference
Emphatics ص ض ط ظ
30-11
Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlxRwwJtk8o
11-16
Reading Quiz Wednesday Drill 11
11-14
Unit 4 Drills 9 + 10 due monday
Quiz next week on drill 11
Quiz 2
10-11
د ذ ر ز
9-11
Quiz on Wednesday on ج ح خ ب ت ث ا و ي
Dictations
Multiple choice for short and long vowels
7-11
Finish Unit 3 Drills 2-5 7, 8
If you have already completed these drills, NO HOMEWORK!
Quiz 1
4-11
If you did not finish Unit 3 drill 2 do so at home
Complete the following short dictation drill.
Short dictation ج ح خ
3-11
New video: ج ح خ
2-11
Quiz next class
Review
31-10
28-10
alphabet 3
27-10
1. If you did not finish in class, Finish Unit 2 Drill 2
2. Watch the following video about vowels
Video 2
26-10
Watch this video (sorry it took a while to upload)
Alphabet 1
24-10
No homework! Congratulations on completing Q1
21-10
Videos Due
19-10
Please create a complete draft of your video project
17-10
Record a new draft using the feedback you got in class today
14-10
Make a draft of your final video project including
-greeting and intro
-family intro
-schedule
13-10
Use the new vocabulary
Make a video saying:
"before school I..."
"After school I..."
12-10
Study your 5 words and make a recording of you saying them.
Delta Before/ After school
Complete the skills sheet.
7-10
Write 5 words you would like to know in order to describe what you do before and after school
6-10
Record a video saying what classes you do not study on T-F
"On Tuesday I don't study..."
5-10
Steps 3+4 on your worksheet
https://www.laits.utexas.edu/aswaat/video_s.php#/0/mayy_school/
3-10
Days of the week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9yuw9_vHMg
30-9
Record a video of you saying your entire class schedule
Say "I study with "
29-9
Practice pronunciation
I study
Say 2 of your classes and who you study with
28-9
Practice pronunciation
I study
Record yourself saying the new vocabulary
26-9
15 minutes of website practice (vocab/ pronunciation/ listening drills)
23-9
Listen to unit 1 drill 4 on the website until you can imitate one of the characters. Then, record yourself imitating him/her.
22-9
1. Make a new video introduction- record the words that you need/ want to know
2. Play on the website for 10-15 min
10-15 minutes Text book practice
(Alphabet or vocabulary or listening exercise drill 4)
Username: boosker
PW: baba
21-9
Review "family" vocabulary and "introducing others"
In class you will be asked to introduce a family member Including (name, age, where from, something he/she likes)
19-9
1. Skills reflection
2.
Record a video introduction of 1 male and 1 female
-name
-where from
-age
-likes
16-9
Reflection on stereotypes
Get ready to teach tomorrow
Follow this example:
Introducing others
Study: Family
15-9
What are some general stereotypes people have about Arabs?
Family
14-9
No Homework Happy Eid!
12-9
On a separate page to be collected Monday
What is hajj?
How many people go?
When does it happen?
What percentage of Muslims are Arab? What percentage of Arabs are Muslim?
Due 9-9
Record an introduction
-Name
-Age
-1 like/ don't like
Due 8-9
1. Practice vocab
انا احب
2. record yourself repeating the words
Due 6- 9
1) Week 1 skills reflection worksheet
Due 2-9
1. Reflect on your discussion- quote others from your group
2. Teach yourself the numbers in Arabic using this song for kidsnumbers
Due 1-9
1) Why do you study Arabic? (1-2 paragraphs)
2) What are your goals this year? (3 goals)
Due 31-8
Practice writing your name from right to left
Please do not connect the non-connectors
Due 29-8
Discover how to write your name in Arabic. Come to class on Monday ready to recognize your name in Arabic
Due 26-8
1) Review Syllabus for quiz Friday
2) Record a video of you introducing yourself in Arabic use as many phrases as you can remember (Hello, My name is, I am from, I like...)
Due 25-8
1) Read your syllabus carefully and get your syllabus signed (2 signatures!)
2) Teach someone something you learned how to say today